Kevin Puts, who previously also won the Pulitzer Prize, is now awarded with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra's A.I. du Pont Composer's Award for 2015.

The award will be presented to the composer at the DSO’s final Chamber Concert of the season, to be held on Tuesday, April 14 at 8 p.m at the DuPont Country Club.

At that concert his Concerto for Oboe and Strings will be performed. conducted by DSO Music Director David Amado with Stephanie Wilson as oboe soloist.

The A.I. du Pont Composer's Award was eEstablished in 1985. It recognizes a distinguished living American composer or conductor who has made a significant contribution to contemporary classical music. Others that were awarded are Aaron Jay Kernis, Jennifer Higdon, Joan Tower, Richard Wernick, George Walker, Michael Daugherty and Christopher Rouse.

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